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We are having a (late) Summer Party at Clochar Court, our sheltered housing scheme for the over 60s, and you are invited. Join us on Friday 11th September from 2pm at Clochar Court, Crownhill Road, London NW10 4EQ for some great food and refreshments, music, chat and Craíc to beat the band! No need to book just pop along and don’t forget to bring a friend and some good weather…

View more pictures at the St Patrick parde 2014 scrapbook On a beautiful sunny Spring day, with a loan of the mini-bus from Brent Irish Advisory Service, we greeted people from all corners of the world to came to see the parade. Tenants joined staff to walk for almost two hours in central London. Crowds cheered us on and many turned up in traditional costume to witness the event.

Tenants at Clochar Court celebrated the end of their IT training by holding a presentation ceremony at Clochar Court. John Delahunty, Innisfree’s Chief Executive attended and presented completion certificates to the students finishing their last session at Clochar Court last week. John told the tenants they were great to have learned something brand new and their next challenge was to keep up the good work! Jim Sheeran, Innisfree’s Community Initiatives…

Groundwork have teamed up with qualified sports instructors from Queens Park Rangers to offer young people FREE football and basketball coaching at Unity Close in Willesden. “Supporting local communities is all part of what Innisfree does.” said Housing Officer Deirdre Fehilly. “Working in partnership with Groundwork and the consortium of housing providers on the estate means that we can provide our tenants with good quality summer holiday activities to engage…

On Saturday 16th March the Deputy Mayor of Brent Councillor Bobby Thomas officially opened a new park and communal space on the Unity Close estate in Willesden, Brent. Over 55 local residents took part in the launch party with representatives of London Borough of Brent, Innisfree Housing Association, London & Quadrant, ASRA and Network Stadium. Children took part in a range of sports taster sessions, face painting, planting workshops, an…

“I only came over for six months” – the lives of Irish emigrants to be recorded Innisfree Housing Association has announced the award of a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £7800 to help Irish people tell and record their experiences of travelling over to the UK to live and work. ‘I only came over for six months’ will bring together several generations to share their personal experience of emigration. This…

Get working on your garden now if you want to be one of the prize-winners. We are very pleased to announce that Kina Lady Avebury will be our guest judge. The main theme for this year will be sustainability.